Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Melanesia
Melanesia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -59.13 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded -59.13 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
The figure is down 141.1% on the previous year and down 147.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia peaked at 395.21 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -82.07 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Melanesia ranks 116th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -69.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 395.21 % change on previous year | -666.6% |
| 1998 | -82.07 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1999 | 37.64 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 2000 | -37.91 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 2001 | 49.52 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 2002 | 291.44 % change on previous year | +488.6% |
| 2003 | 19.23 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2004 | 83.05 % change on previous year | +331.9% |
| 2005 | -69.78 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 2006 | 114.12 % change on previous year | -263.6% |
| 2007 | -69.71 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 2008 | 25.19 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 2009 | 21.35 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 2011 | -39.48 % change on previous year | -530.0% |
| 2012 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2013 | 16.46 % change on previous year | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 125.74 % change on previous year | +664.2% |
| 2015 | 54.18 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 2016 | -81.77 % change on previous year | -250.9% |
| 2017 | 55.9 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 2018 | 169.28 % change on previous year | +202.8% |
| 2019 | -57.32 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 2020 | -42.26 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 14.61 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 2022 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 143.86 % change on previous year | +1557.6% |
| 2024 | -59.13 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1557.6% | 8.68 % change on previous year | 143.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.23 % change on previous year | -82.07 % change on previous year | 395.21 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.65 % change on previous year | -69.78 % change on previous year | 291.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.35 % change on previous year | -81.77 % change on previous year | 169.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.15 % change on previous year | -59.13 % change on previous year | 143.86 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 113 China -51.24 % change on previous year compare
- 114 China, mainland -51.26 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Dominican Republic -51.28 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Chile -59.36 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Uruguay -59.75 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Yemen -60.72 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia was -59.13 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 395.21 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.07 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Melanesia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Melanesia ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.